Iran nuclear deal: Will Trump pulling out from Iran nuclear deal lead to World War 3?

Iran nuclear deal: Will Trump pulling out from Iran nuclear deal lead to World War 3?

DONALD Trump officially announced he would be pulling the US out of the Iran nuclear deal yesterday in news that shook the world. But what will the consequences of this decision be - and could it lead to World War 3?

Will Trump pulling out from Iran nuclear deal lead to World War 3?

US Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul warned leaving the Iran nuclear deal could embolden Vladimir Putin by playing into Russia accusations the USA us untrustworthy.

He said: “Russia will be fine with that because they will be on the side of the rest of the international community.

“We, the Trump administration and the United States, will look like the outliers.

“We will look like the non-cooperative ones and Russia will look like they’re part of international law and cooperation.

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It’s not unlike what we did with the Paris climate change accord; that we then become the outsiders of an international system that we helped to create.”

While John Kilduff, Again Capital Partner, warned Israel and Saudi Arabia could now be “spoiling for some kind of showdown”.

He added he fears the “worst case scenario” of a war could be imminent.

Mr Kilduff said: “There was a statement out of the Kremlin that the deal is dead if America pull out, we will have to see about that but the unknown here is the other reactions from the other countries.

“To the extent that I am wrong and President Trump goes full-throated on re-imposing sanctions and really alienates the Iranians?

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“I don’t mean to alarm anyone but the risk of war is part of the equation going forward, here is a lot of speculation about that.

“Israel and the Saudis seem to be spoiling for some kind of showdown with Iran. So that is the worst case scenario and that is why you will see oil prices skyrocket higher.”

Russia said it remains committed to the deal; the Russian and German foreign ministers were also due to meet in Moscow, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko said.

French President Emmanuel Macron has issued numerous warnings to President Trump, and has urged the US leader to remain a member of the accord.

"The deal is not dead. There's an American withdrawal from the deal but the deal is still there," French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said.

While the decision to pull out the agreement has been met with threatening behaviour in Tehran.

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who had backed the deal only reluctantly and remained suspicious of Washington, accused Trump of lying.

He said: "Mr Trump, I tell you on behalf of the Iranian people: You've made a mistake."

The stark warning is likely to spark further feast another global conflict could break out at any moment.

Lawmakers in parliament, meanwhile, burned a US flag and a symbolic copy of the deal, known officially as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), and chanted "Death to America!" at a meeting yesterday.

President Hassan Rouhani, who had hoped the deal would boost living standards in Iran, struck a more pragmatic tone - saying Iran would negotiate with European countries, China and Russia.

"If at the end of this short period we conclude that we can fully benefit from the JCPOA with the cooperation of all countries, the deal will remain," he said.